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Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology

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Radiographic image of breast cancer tumor cells in the mammary ducts.

Novel membrane gel from UCSB offers new tool for breast cancer research

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An electron-microscopy image of the fruit fly's anterior visual pathway
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Dustin Garner, Emil Kind
An electron-microscopy image of the fruit fly's anterior visual pathway — all neurons involved in processing visual information and conveying it to the navigation center in the fly brain. Compass neurons are in the circular area at the center
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scientists in lab with crates
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Jeff Liang
UCSB ExFAB staff and senior participants, from left, Oliver Vining, Elaine Kirschke, Jean-Marie Volland, Nathalie Elisabeth, Sherylle Mills Englander, Max Wilson, Michelle O'Malley, Joel Rothman, Niels Volkmann and Carolyn Mills.
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Pedestrians in IR walk along a cobblestone street.
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Ildar Abulkhanov via iStock
It’s not quite heat vision, but mosquitoes do use thermal infrared to find human hosts.
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An illustration of macrophages attacking a cancer cell.
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Wildpixel via iStock
Priming macrophage immune cells could supercharge certain cancer therapies.
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orange and black butterflies on a branch
Monarch butterflies undertake a multigenerational migration that covers thousands of miles
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hand holding a small white device
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Matt Perko
The small, wearable device is part of a system that monitors drug concentrations and delivers accurate dosages
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A graduate with long hair, wearing cap and gown, seen from back facing crowd of graduates
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Matt Perko
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An illustrative image of small peptide helices.
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Matt Perko
This is a story about proteins, how they malfunction, and what cells do to prevent that.